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Contact Us

Email:
Melinda.Bradford​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-7307

Conducting research to inform decisions

The Economic Policy Institute has a decades long record of providing academic and consumer market research for many public and private sector clients needing current data for marketing plans, product development and to quantify economic impacts or gauge satisfaction. Clients as diverse as school districts, engineering companies, health care facilities and tribal casinos in addition to tourism bureaus and chambers of commerce have all partnered with us in achieving their goals.

Our services & activities

Applied research:

  • Rural Policy Analysis
  • Labor Market Analysis
  • Economic Impact Studies with IMPLAN
  • Economic Modeling
  • Estimated Demand Curves

Automated survey research service:

  • E-mail, paper, or intercept (large sample sizes a specialty)
  • Visitor Surveys
  • Opinion & Satisfaction Surveys
  • Household/Resident Surveys
  • Business Surveys
  • Event Surveys

Additional services:

  • Business and Operating Plans
  • Grant Consultation for Non-profits
  • Information Dissemination
  • Market Research and Feasibility Analysis
  • Technical Assistance
  • Tribal Entrepreneurial Training and Strategic Planning
  • Workforce Development Assistance

Research reports

We have produced reports for a wide variety of clients, both public and private. Many were produced for the Arizona Office of Tourism and other public agencies; a sample of these are included below. Other research reports are produced for private companies; because these are proprietary, they are not shared. Work published in academic journals is also included below.

To learn more about our resources and work, visit us by appointment or contact us for more information: 928-523-7307 or Tourism.Research@nau.edu.

2025 Accordion Closed

Higher Minimum Wage Impact on Economic and Workforce Development in Coconino County
(See Workforce Development Board Business section)

Flagstaff MSA Minimum Wage Study Quantitative Results Synopsis
(See Workforce Development Board Business section)

2024 Accordion Closed

Arizona Fire Service Retention Survey 2024

Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Data Analysis 2024

The Economic Impact of Snowplay Tourism on Coconino County (2023)

2023 Accordion Closed

Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop 2023

Business Feasibility Study for a Proposed Commercial Farm in Birdsprings and Leupp Chapters of Navajo Nation [proprietary]

Community Needs Survey for Chinle Chapter of the Navajo Nation [proprietary]

Economic Impact of a Proposed Commercial Farm in Birdsprings and Leupp Chapters of Navajo Nation [proprietary]

Metroplan: US Hwy 89 Drainage System Upgrade-Cost Benefit Analysis [proprietary]

Mountain Line Economic Contribution Analysis FY22

Round Rock Community: Market Feasibility Study [proprietary]

Shonto Community Governance: Market Feasibility Study [proprietary]

The Arizona Wine Tourism Industry (2023)

The Economic Contribution of the Hospitality Industry in Flagstaff

The True Cost of Wildfire on the San Francisco Peaks [proprietary]

2022 Accordion Closed

Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop 2022

Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe: American Community Survey Analysis

The Economic Impact of Overland Expo West 

White Mountain Apache Tribe: Food Security Survey [proprietary]

2021 Accordion Closed

Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Report 2021

Central Arizona Government – Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (2021-2025)

Southeastern Arizona Government Organization-Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (2021-2025)

Food Security in the Gila Valley

2019-2020 Survey of Arizona State Park Visitors [proprietary]

2020 Accordion Closed

Cochise County Tourism Study

Coconino County Broadband Study

2019 Accordion Closed

Extending the Season at the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim

NGS Baseline Conditions

NAU Tribal Resources Directory of Federal Assistance

Demographic Profiles using 2011-2015 American Community Survey Estimates

  • Ak-Chin Indian Community
  • Cocopah Indian Tribe
  • Colorado River Indian Tribes
  • Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
  • Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
  • Gila River Indian Community
  • Hopi Tribe
  • Hualapai Tribe
  • Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians
  • Navajo Nation
  • Pascua Yaqui Tribe
  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
  • San Carlos Apache Tribe
  • Tohono O’odham Nation
  • Tonto Apache Tribe
  • White Mountain Apache Tribe
  • Yavapai-Apache Nation

The Economic Contribution of Arizona Snowbowl to the Economy of Flagstaff, Coconino County, and the State of Arizona [proprietary]

Flagstaff Snow Park: Visitor Study and Economic Contribution Analysis [proprietary]

2018 Accordion Closed

Changes in potential wildland fire suppression costs due to restoration treatments in Northern Arizona Ponderosa pine forests

Flagstaff Visitor Study 2017-2018

Foreign capital flows, credit spreads, and the business cycle

Incorporating Ecosystem Health and Fire Resilience Within the Unified Economic Model of Fire Program Analysis

The Economic Contributions of Northern Arizona University to the State of Arizona in Academic Year 2017-2018

The Economic Impact of Post Wildfire Flooding: Bill Williams Mountain

Northern Arizona Healthcare Consumer Survey 2018 [proprietary]

2017 Accordion Closed

The Arizona Wine Tourism Industry (2017)

The Economic Contribution of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) on the City of Page

2016 Accordion Closed

Tilted Earth Wine and Music Festival

Thunder Valley Rally Visitor Survey

Hopi Tribal Member Summit Surveys (Economic, Education, Health) [proprietary]

Market Demand Analysis for SkyMed Emergency Medical Travel Protection [proprietary]

The Contributions of the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority to the Flagstaff Economy [proprietary]

The Economic Impact of the Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies (NACET) 2012-2014 [proprietary]

2015 Accordion Closed

Flagstaff Visitor Survey

Page Visitor Survey

Prescott Visitor Study

The Economic Contributions of Northern Arizona University to the State of Arizona in 2014

Thunder Valley Rally

Tilted Earth Wine and Music Festival: Executive Summary

Verde Valley Visitor Survey

Analysis of the 66th Annual Coconino County Fair [proprietary]

Hopi Tribe Childcare Needs Assessment [proprietary]

Pima County Fair Survey [proprietary]

Sedona International Film Festival [proprietary]

2014 Accordion Closed

Cochise County Visitor Study

Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project Cost Avoidance Study

Arizona State Parks Marketing Study [proprietary]

2013 Accordion Closed

A Full Cost Accounting of the 2010 Schultz Fire

Contributions and Impact of Coconino County Accommodation School District

Winslow Holbrook Visitor Study

Northern Arizona Healthcare: Community Healthcare Surveys [proprietary]

Tucson Birding and Wildlife Festival [proprietary]

2012 Accordion Closed

Ajo Visitor Study

Coconino County Trends

Economic Contributions of the Craft Brewing Industry to the State of Arizona

The Economic Impact of Flagstaff Unified School District #1 on the Flagstaff Area Economy

Workforce Needs of the Four Forests Restoration Initiative Project: An Analysis

2011 Accordion Closed

Flagstaff and Coconino County Legislative Redistricting Toolkit

Kingman Area & Grand Canyon West/Hualapai Tourism Study

Navajo Nation Visitor Survey

Sustainable Tourism Practices: Arizona Benchmark Study

The Arizona Wine Tourism Industry (2011)

Wickenburg Visitor Study

Yuma Area Tourism Survey

Managing Visitor Congestion: Grand Canyon West [proprietary]

2010 Accordion Closed

Financial Analysis and Economic Impact of Northern Arizona University’s Athletics Department

Flagstaff Snowplay Study

The Arizona Cardinals NFL Training Camp, 2010: Economic Impact on Coconino County

The Economic Contributions of Northern Arizona University to the State of Arizona in 2010

The Economic Impact of the Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies

2009 Accordion Closed

Flagstaff Visitor Survey

Globe-Miami Area Tourism Study

Prescott Area Tourism Study

2008 Accordion Closed

2008 Rural Policy Forum, Final Report, Drug Abuse in Rural Arizona

Southern Apache County Procurement Analysis

Verde Valley Regional Asset Inventory

Verde Valley Visitor Study

Market Research for the Kayenta – Monument Valley Scenic Byway [proprietary]

2007 Accordion Closed

Arizona Philanthropy Indicators

Arizona Rural Policy Forum: Background Report, July

Arizona Rural Policy Forum: Final Report, September

Business Incentives in the Four Corners States: Models for Rural Arizona

NACOG Head Start and the UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Institute: A Study of Health Care Savings

Predatory Lending: Profile and Analysis

2005 Accordion Closed

Flagstaff Attractions Survey and Visitor Profile

Grand Canyon National Park and Northern AZ Tourism Study

  • Full Report
  • Executive Summary
  • South Rim Report
  • North Rim Report

 

 

Economic Policy Institute
Location
Building 81
The W. A. Franke College of Business
101 E McConnell DR
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
PO Box 15066
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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Email
epi@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-3322